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Partners Equity of the Operating Partnership (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Common Partnership Unit | The following tables detail the number of units and net income used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per common partnership unit (in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts; results may not add due to rounding):
| Three-month periods ended March 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from continuing operations | $ | 8,594 |  |  | $ | 8,594 |  |  | $ | (2,237 | ) |  | $ | (2,237 | )
Nonforfeitable dividends allocated to unvested restricted unitholders | (101 | ) |  | (101 | ) |  | (103 | ) |  | (103 | )
Preferred unit dividends | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,725 | )
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | (12 | )
Income (Loss) from continuing operations available to common unitholders | 6,768 |  |  | 6,768 |  |  | (4,077 | ) |  | (4,077 | )
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (8 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders | $ | 6,768 |  |  | $ | 6,768 |  |  | $ | (4,085 | ) |  | $ | (4,085 | )
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average units outstanding | 181,098,032 |  |  | 181,098,032 |  |  | 158,557,758 |  |  | 158,557,758 |
Contingent securities/Share based compensation | — |  |  | 1,092,342 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total weighted-average units outstanding | 181,098,032 |  |  | 182,190,374 |  |  | 158,557,758 |  |  | 158,557,758 |
Earnings per Common Partnership Unit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | (0.03 | ) |  | $ | (0.03 | )
Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | (0.03 | ) |  | $ | (0.03 | )

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